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• Method 1 of 3: Calculating gallons from other imperial (imperial) volumetric measures
• Method 2 of 3: Calculating Gallons from Metric Volume Measures
• Method 3 of 3: Calculating Volume
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In order to find out how many gallons a container contains, you must first find out its volume (in any system of measures), and then convert it to gallons.

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Method 1 of 3: Calculating gallons from other imperial (imperial) volumetric measures

1. 1 Converts cubic inches to gallons. There are 231 cubic inches in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a container that has a volume expressed in cubic inches, divide that number of cubic inches by 231.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 3042 cubic meters. inch. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 3042 cc in * (1 gallon / 231 cubic inches) = 3042/231 = 13.17 gallons
     • Answer: 13.17 gallons
2. 2 Conversion from cubic feet to gallons. There are 7.48 gallons in 1 cubic foot. To find out how many gallons there are in a container that has a volume in cubic feet, multiply that number of cubic feet by 7.48.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 3.89 cubic meters. feet. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 3.89 cc feet * (7.48 gallons * 1 cubic feet) = 3.89 * 7.48 = 29.1 gallons
     • Answer: 29.1 gallons
3. 3 Conversion from cubic yards to gallons. There are 201.97 gallons in 1 cubic yard. To find out how many gallons there are in a container whose volume is expressed in cubic yards, multiply that number of cubic yards by 201.97.
   • Example. The volume of the pool is 1.86 cubic meters. yard. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 1.86 cc yard * (201.97 gallons * 1 cubic yard) = 1.86 * 201.97 = 375.66 gallons
     • Answer: 375.66 gallons
4. 4 Convert ounces to gallons. There are 128 ounces in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in an ounce container, divide that number by 128 ounces.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 931 ounces. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 931 oz * (1 gallon / 128 oz) = 931/128 = 7.27 gallons
     • Answer: 7.27 gallons
5. 5 Convert drachmas to gallons. There are 1023.99 drachmas in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a container, the volume of which is expressed in drachmas, you need to divide this number of drachmas by 1023.99.
   • Example. The volume of the balloon is 3841.1 drachmas. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 3841.1 drachmas * (1 gallon / 1023.99 drachmas) = ​​3841.1 / 1023.99 = 3.75 gallons
     • Answer: 3.75 gallons
6. 6 Converting cups to gallons. There are 16 cups in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a container that has a volume expressed in cups, divide that number of cups by 16.
   • Example. The volume of the container is 86.23 cups. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 86.23 cups * (1 gallon / 16 cups) = 86.23 / 16 = 5.39 gallons
     • Answer: 5.39 gallons
7. 7 Converting pints to gallons. There are 8 pints in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a pint container, divide that number of pints by 8.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 72.99 pints. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 72.99 pints * (1 gallon / 8 pints) = 72.99 / 8 = 9.12 gallons
     • Answer: 9.12 gallons
8. 8 Converting quarts to gallons. There are 4 quarts in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a container that has a volume expressed in quarts, you need to divide that number of quarts by 4.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 54.31 quarts. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 54.31 qt * (1 gallon / 4 qt) = 54.31 / 4 = 13.58 gallons
     • Answer: 13.58 gallons

Method 2 of 3: Calculating Gallons from Metric Volume Measures

1. 1 Conversion from cubic meters to gallons. There are 264.17 gallons in 1 cubic meter. To find out how many gallons there are in a container, the volume of which is expressed in cubic meters, you need to multiply this number of cubic meters by 264.17.
   • Example. The volume of the pool is 8.12 cubic meters. meters. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 8.12 cc meters * (264.17 gallons / 1 cubic meter) = 8.12 * 264.17 = 2145.06 gallons
     • Answer: 2145.06 gallons
2. 2 Convert cubic centimeters to gallons. There are 3785.41 cubic centimeters in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a container, the volume of which is expressed in cubic centimeters, you need to divide this number of cubic centimeters by 3785.41.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 7982.09 cubic meters. centimeter. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 7982.09 cc centimeters * (1 gallon / 3785.41 cubic centimeters) = 7982.09 / 3785.41 = 2.11 gallons
     • Answer: 2.11 gallons
3. 3 Converting liters to gallons. There are 3.79 liters in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons there are in a container, the volume of which is expressed in liters, you need to divide this number of liters by 3.79.
   • Example. The volume of the cylinder is 8.3 liters. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 8.3 liters * (1 gallon / 3.79 liters) = 8.3 / 3.79 = 2.19 gallons
     • Answer: 2.19 gallons
4. 4 Convert milliliters to gallons. There are 3785.41 liters in 1 gallon. To find out how many gallons are in a container, the volume of which is expressed in milliliters, you need to divide this number of milliliters by 3785.41.
   • Note that the milliliters per gallon is the same as the cubic centimeters per gallon.
   • Example. The volume of the balloon is 9877.1 milliliters. Find its volume in gallons.
     • 9877.1 milliliters * (1 gallon / 3785.41 milliliters) = 9877.1 / 3785.41 = 2.61 gallons
     • Answer: 2.61 gallons

Method 3 of 3: Calculating Volume

1. 1 Calculating the volume of a rectangular parallelepiped. To find out the volume of a rectangular parallelepiped, you need to multiply its length by width and height. Then, using the instructions above, convert the result to gallons.
   • Example. The rectangular tank is 104 "long, 52" wide and 98 "high. Calculate the volume of the tank in gallons.
     • Volume = L * W * H
     • Volume = 104 "* 52" * 98 "
     • Volume = 529984 cubic meters inch
     • 529984 cc in * (1 gallon / 231 cubic inches) = 529984/231 = 2294.3 gallons
     • Answer: 2294.3 gallons
2. 2 Calculation of the volume of a cylinder. To find the volume of a cylinder, you need to multiply the number π by the square of the radius of the base of the cylinder and by its height. Then you need to convert the result to gallons.
   • Example. The cylindrical tank is 893 cm high and has a base radius of 271 cm. Calculate the tank volume in gallons.
     • Volume = π * R * B
     • Volume = 3.14 * 271 * 893 cm
     • Volume = 3.14 * 73441 sq. cm * 893 cm
     • Volume = 205930032.82 cubic meters cm
     • 205930032.82 cbm cm * (1 gallon / 3785.41 cc) = 205930032.82 / 3785.41 = 54400.88 gallons
     • Answer: 54,400.88 gallons
3. 3 Calculation of the volume of the cone. To find out the volume of the cone, you need to multiply the number π by its height and by the square of the radius of its base, and divide the resulting value by 3. Then you need to convert the result to gallons.
   • Example. The conical container is 2.3 feet high and its base radius is 1.8 feet. Calculate the volume of the container in gallons.
     • Volume = (1/3) * π * R * B
     • Volume = (1/3) * 3.14 * 1.8 * 2.3 feet
     • Volume = (1/3) * 3.14 * 3.24 sq. feet * 2.3 feet
     • Volume = 7.8 cubic meters feet
     • 7.8 cc feet * (7.48 gallons / 1 cu ft) = 7.8 * 7.48 = 58.34 gallons
     • Answer: 58.34 gallons
4. 4 Calculating the volume of a regular pyramid. To find out the volume of the correct pyramid, you need to multiply the area of ​​its base by the height, and divide the resulting value by 3. Then you need to convert the result to gallons.
   • Example. The pyramidal tank is 1.91 meters high and its base is 2.3 meters long and 2.1 meters wide. Calculate the volume of the tank in gallons.
     • Volume = (1/3) * O * B
     • Volume = (1/3) * (L * W) * H
     • Volume = (1/3) * (2.3 m * 2.1 m) * 1.92 m
     • Volume = 3.09 cubic meters meters
     • 3.09 cc meters * (264.17 gallons / 1 cubic meter) = 3.09 * 264.17 = 816.29 gallons
     • Answer: 816.29 gallons

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